New York City to Ban Credit Checks for Job Candidates

Credit scores were primarily invented to help lenders gauge debtors’ creditworthiness with a handy, neutral (hopefully) benchmark rather than relying on references or worse, insider dealings. It didn’t take long, however, for other parties to start using them, like landlords seeking reassurance that their tenants would pay rent on time. With employers, however, it’s different. …

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